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chip
The word carries a sensory feeling of fragmentation and precision. It describes a specific kind of damage where a small, jagged piece is lost, rather than a clean break or a total shatter. This creates a connotation of imperfection or wear and tear, such as a chipped tooth or a chipped nail. In a modern technological sense, the word has shifted from describing a physical fragment to representing the peak of miniaturization. The electronic chip evokes images of microscopic complexity and high-speed data, contrasting sharply with the rustic image of a potato chip or a wood chip.
Countable when referring to individual pieces like a potato chip or a computer chip. Uncountable when referring to the material as a collective, such as wood chip mulch.
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A small piece of something broken or sliced off from a larger whole.
"A chip of paint fell off the wall."
A small piece of semiconducting material used to create integrated circuits.
"The new processor chip is incredibly fast."